The fish is awesome. Seafood very fresh, local fishing, and friendly staff. Highly recommend.read more

Great place for live lobsters!…read more we stopped by from Portsmouth heading back to NJ and service was great and friendly! small spot but very accommodating and had good selection of good sized lobsters and other seafood. Price was reasonable too. Cooked them when we got home and it was fresh and delicious!

Mary at Smitty's is so kind and helpful. Contacted through Facebook to pre-order for a holiday…read moreweekend. She was incredibly responsive. The small shop overlooks the water and the smell of the salt water adds to the experience. We purchased eight lobsters (1.75-2lbs) and everyone thought the lobsters were phenomenal!

If there were a Hall of Fame for small fried seafood joints that never miss, Al's Seafood would…read morealready have a plaque, a laminated menu, and a line out the door - they already have a chalk menu, and during the summer, a wait for a table so we're almost there! This place is absurdly consistent. The portions are always generous, the quality is never caught lacking, and the dining room is spotless in that reassuring someone actually cares way. The staff (and it's always the same people that are there, which is cool in itself that there's no noticeable turnover in the staff) is friendly without being fake about it... efficient, pleasant, and clearly proud of what they're serving from fryers behind the soda fountains. Let's talk food, because wow. That's why you're reading this. The fried shrimp are so good that my wife (who does not like seafood) actively loves them. That alone should be printed on the menu. I've only known her to eat fried shrimp when the breading weighs more than the shrimp itself (which is not the case here). The tartar sauce is the best in North America. It's my crack. If I drank it through a straw (a bit too thick), that straw would be called a crack pipe. I literally smile writing about this tartar sauce. I will not be taking questions at this time. The "regular" fries are exactly what fries should be: crisp, fluffy, salty perfection. And the onion rings? Peak "fried seafood place" onion rings... golden, crunchy, and unapologetically doing their job, not tempura style, but old school Weathervane "fried seafood style" onion rings that you can sub in instead of fries on plates/boats for a small upcharge. Even the bathrooms are clean, which sounds like a throwaway detail until you realize how rare that is and how much it says about the place. We love it so much that we'll happily drive 40 minutes each way to eat there - in winter - because that's what you do when a place never lets you down. And despite the sign saying Al's Seafood, we tell everyone it's called "Big Al's Seafood" Not because that's the name, but because that's the energy this place has... It's not trendy. It's not trying to reinvent anything. It's just awesome, every single time and honestly, that's harder to pull off than any gimmick. Signing off... keep it up, Big Al.

Definitely satisfied our seafood cravings! We got the Crab Cakes and the Seafood Platter For 1. The…read morecrab cakes with the dill ranch sauce were absolutely delicious. The seafood platter for 1 was sizable and had tender pieces of seafood with crispy fries. Just wish the seafood were more crispy though. Worth the detour!

**Note: there is a 4% fee for using card**…read more I was in NH for a beach day on the holiday weekend and wanted to grab some lobsters to throw on the grill so reddit led me to this place to support local fishermen:) By the time we got here at around 3pm on a Sunday they were pretty much out of everything in the showcases. BUT luckily for us they had more lobsters around back. We bought hard shell live lobsters for $9-something per pound and they were roughly 1.4 - 1.6lbs. New shell lobsters are $1/lb less. I saw on their menu that they do meals too with a 24hr notice. Anyway took them home and made some garlic lobster and everyone thoroughly enjoyed.

Stopped in here on a whim as I was passing by. Upon entering, I noticed that the prices were higher…read morethan the local market, but I assumed these were fresher so I ordered some steamers and cod. The man working at the counter was quiet and didn't seem to want to engage in any conversation so I paid and left. The steamers and cod were really good but nothing spectacular. Sadly, the steamers and cod that I picked up at Market Basket later in the week tasted better and were less expensive. Overall, decent but not a place I would go out of my way for.

Had a double order of shrimp cocktail at the Hampton beach seafood festival. The service was…read moregreat, really got into festival with shrimp hats. The shrimp cocktail was amazing and if I was so full was going to order more. The prices were great. Now that they are located right in Hampton and I don't have to wait for festival. I am happy camper. Seafood vibe. Love it.

damn good oysters!…read more we've been wanting to have oysters lately and im so glad i was able to find this shack! its a small place with limited seating but the oysters are the freshest you can find! we got a dozen and got 4 of each for: Canada, Swell, Massachusetts and Maine. Maine and Swell would be my favorites - like the taste of clean ocean with some sweetness and texture of creamy butter..aaah so good! I think we couldve finished another dozen more lol anyway, had a really delicious "meal" and hope we can drive by this area someday again soon!

Fabulous food, folks and fun!!! I sampled the chicken sandwich onion soup, brussel sprouts and…read morechicken wings. chicken wings were my fave, but everything was delish Wonderful service and decor and atmosphere. I will definitely be back!

We were pleasantly surprised with Point Break on a recent visit with friends. When I think dining…read moreon Hampton Beach, my mind turns to pizza and fried dough. This was a nice changeup with casual comfort food. Think pizza, burgers and the like. The dining room is nice, open air out front with outside tables, a big bar and a fun surfer/beach theme. The hostess first tried to bring us to the far back corner of the restaurant and I knew we would not like feeling so isolated from the rest of the diners, so we asked if we could sit elsewhere, and she was quite agreeable. I had my eye on their Mai Tai with a honey foam top, which brought me right back to Hawaii where MonkeyPod restaurant does a similar rendition with a lilikoi foam topping. Point Break served a tasty and potent version. We didn't order apps, but my Mac & Cheese was very good. Seemed that everybody was very happy with their food as well. Fried haddock, pulled pork and a nice salad. Our server was great, and quickly handled one mistake (a full dinner was served instead of a sandwich, and so he brought out the fries which came with the sandwich). Perhaps the only real negative is parking, which is tricky at the south end of Hampton Beach. There is plenty of resident parking nearby, but otherwise you might have to walk a bit to get to a paid parking spot or lot. Give them a try! We don't visit this part of the beach often and rarely for dinner, but we might make an exception to try this spot again.

After a great day out at the beach, I went with friends to Brown's and we had a blast! This is a…read moregreat place for a large group, with plenty of seating inside looking out over the marsh. Fortunately my friends are regulars and knew the drill: there are separate lines where you order lobster rolls and the like, another for fried options, and if you want a steamed lobster like I did, you go inside and talk to the guy at the counter who will get that all set up for you. You then get numbers (mine was on a cute wooden lobster-claw shaped paddle) and listen over the din for your number to be called out, and then you go pick up what you ordered. So it is a bit chaotic, but hey, it's summah in New England and this is what you should expect at a casual seafood joint! We got lucky on a Friday night and I think we must have missed the earlier crowds, because we had no problem snagging two tables for our large party and things were thinning out by the time we left, which was close to their closing time of 9pm. Food is ready at different times depending on what you've ordered, so don't expect a restaurant-style sit-down. The lobstah guy set me up with a nice one-and-a-quarter pounder (pro tip: this is really the best size; larger generally means tougher and less sweet, and this baby was steamed up perfectly). All I needed with that was butter and lemon, and I also ordered a side of corn on the cob and coleslaw--also delicious, as it's very fresh and not overdressed. Other great stuff at our table: fried clam strips, steamers, fried scallops (I'd never had those before; yum), and fish and chips. All huge portions, by the way, and there was plenty for sharing. There are a ton of options here at Brown's! Oh, and it's BYOB if you want alcohol (we brought in a pretty big cooler and our own cups), though they do have sodas and other nonalcoholic drinks to choose from.

stopped by as it was along the road and we were looking for a place to eat…read more Nice spot with good water views and ample space inside as well as parking, Service was fair and timely and place was clean and neat. Food was pricey though and didnt really stand out for me. Chowder was a bit too thick, lobster roll was just okay; ordered baked fish too but had a lot of batter but taste was okay as well. perhaps a bit bland so you may have to season it yourself.

Live that they are local and the oysters are amazing off course but try the tacos to die forread more

Absolutely delicious seafood, ordered 3 lobster rolls (2 creamy and 1 butter), delicious brioche…read morerolls, toasted and buttered, abundant lobster meat of high quality; 3 shrimp cocktail (just a huge shrimp each at $3 a pop and worth it!). Was on a road trip to northern coastal Maine and this was a great spot to detour to (not even far), the town is gorgeous and it looks like an amazing beach but we were just passing through. Will definitely return!

My husband and his family been coming here for 3 generations and I can't see why. It's nostalgic…read moreand it feels cozy. I been coming here for the past 6 years religiously 1-2 times a year. The lobster is as fresh as you can get them, the quality hasn't change since I been coming here. The staff is super friendly and I love that over the past years they changed to taking credit cards vs the cash only approach. The butter is unsalted so you can truly taste the sweetness and brininess of the lobstahhhh. You can't get better and fresher lobster than Markeys! Truly a New England staple.

It was a very pleasant experience, food was so great and was ready so quickly! Definitely would be…read morecoming back again. Highly recommended!